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October 20, 2008
Large fire activity diminished over the weekend. Currently, only one large fire has burned 14,666 acres in California.
Weather: A large low pressure system and surface cold front will move into the northwest quarter of the country today. Precipitation will spread across the Northwest and northern Idaho with windy conditions over much of the West. Above normal temperatures and low relative humidity will return to southern California as the flow turns offshore by afternoon. Low relative humidity will continue over mush of the East.
Source: National Interagency Coordination Center
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Daily statistics 10/20/08 |
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Number of new large fires |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires |
1 | |
Acres from active fires |
14,666 | |
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires |
0 | |
Number of Wildland Fire Use (WFU) acres |
0 | |
Fires contained since 10/19/08 |
1 | |
Year-to-date large fires contained |
701 |
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Year-to-date statistics |
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2008 (1/1/08 - 10/20/08) |
Fires: 58,401 |
Acres: 4,463,376 |
2007 (1/1/07 - 10/20/07) |
Fires: 76,285 |
Acres: 8,248,271 |
2006 (1/1/06 - 10/20/06) |
Fires: 85,998 |
Acres: 9,394,740 |
2005 (1/1/05 - 10/20/05) |
Fires: 55463 |
Acres: 8,236,638 |
2004 (1/1/04 - 10/20/04) |
Fires: 62,557 |
Acres: 7,912,436 |
2003 (1/1/03 - 10/20/03) |
Fires: 54486 |
Acres: 3,249,446 |
2002 (1/1/02 - 10/20/02) |
Fires: 68,884 |
Acres: 6,702,951 |
2001 (1/1/01 - 10/20/01) |
Fires: 64,910 |
Acres: 3,285,991 |
2000 (1/1/00 - 10/20/00) |
Fires: 84,208 |
Acres: 6,963,018 |
10-year average |
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1999 - 2008 |
Fires: 69,087 |
Acres: 6,358,399 |
Current Wildland Fires |
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California |
Fires: |
Acres: |
New fires: |
Fires contained: 1 |
| Chalk (Los Padres National Forest): 11,760 acres at 94 percent contained. This fire is located nine miles north of Gorda. Structures are threatened. Information: Call 805-961-5770 or visit the incident website. |
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Utah |
Fires: |
Acres: |
New fires: |
Fires contained: 0 |
| WFU Fires: 1 | Acres: 165 | New WFU: 1 | ||
| Chippean (Manti-Lasal National Forest): This Wildland Fire Use incident is 17 miles northwest of Blanding. | ||||
